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ASTORIA IUuLIG LttllARY ASSOCIATION. SAVE TIME The Daily Astoria n I'.xpv i ii J 110 How? Ha A H')UM AND t'mXANBNT tlll.1 aataaiaf Family Circulation.. An "Ad" In Tin Ariiuii'i MllCH M()f TM. tHUHB tint A LARtft A THAT OP ANV tTHim fAWK IN ASTORIA. "Wanl Colwns." IXCI,USI VIC T!2I;i:(;KAPIIIC I'K'IiSS KICPOUT. VOL. XLVI. AMTOUIA, OKKIiON, WKD.N'KSDAV MOKMM;. FKMM'AUV ly7. NO. NOT THE CHEAPEST. BUT BOYS' SHOBS Tim t Ik Wlm We Htivc A Cllt'U Slid". OHIUKlt lit' II pl()l hllOi'. If yml Win it. n jimhI urlicl", conn- lllTf, f not, an vvliirc I'Imm will tin. A (lootl Mvrvlconlilo Hlioo A ltd lot urnilo for --. Tito very Iiohi . . COLUHBIA VALENTINES COMIC All Kinds GRIFFIN City Book Store WHY Do We Have Because our Goods are Properly Represented. WV )-hI Cmirtommlv with Our 'ustnicrn, V' ( iiilrr Their WniitK. AiuMJivo th Mot N'nliu' for tin1 Ivirt Prior. FOARD & STOKES CO. Astoria Roofing and Cornice Co. 34 Gravel. Tin and Slate Rooflnr NINTH STKEET AsPn,t lv'nr Clarkson & ftcjrvin LONG FIR PILING Promptly Furnished Astoria Asphalt & Roofing Co. ml AM Work Moof Ralntinu ad Hvpairlnii L.afcy HiKif Emil Schacht ARCHITECT GEO. NICOLL, Assistant. orncB: Kopp's jNcw Brewery UNION MEAT CO. SHIELD BRAND HAJVIS, BACON, IiAflD CONDENSED MEATS GUARANTEED THE DBHT ..II THC WHItKCT... Cor. 4tb and Cllsan Sts PORTLAND OREGON J. A FASTABEND, GENERAL CONTRACTOR, HOUSE, BRIDGE AND (DHflRF BUILDER HOU"lt MOVKH. Hiiiim Moving Tool Ur Baal. ASTORIA OkUOON SEASIDE SAWjaiLL. A oomplote .took of lumbr on hand in th rough or dreaaed. Flooring;, rua tlc, colling; and all klnda of flnlah; molding- and ahlnglea. Terms reaaonabl. and prlcra at bedrock. All ordera promptly attended to. Office and yard at mill. H F I. LOGAN, Seailde, Oregon. Proprietor. THE BEST for- i.CXO 2.2 to 2,H() SHOE CO. and SENTIMENTAL unci Sizes & REED The LARGEST BUSINESS? for Basements, Sidewalks and Streets tkviiaik vvaiuig uii iin anu juiais ruuis Retalrlnr of all kinds of Roofs B00nl Con,Pany 216 and 217 Chamber of Commerce Portland. Oregon ortimtr. Guaranteed N. JENSEN ni R. O. HANSEN R. I Boyle & Co. Feal Estate LOANS AND INVESTMENTS B & B COMMERCIAL. ST. The Palace Cafe As the Place for a Good Meal... Eastern Oysters In the hell or ca Served to Order or Sold at Retail W. W. WHIPPLE THE PALACE S. Frmman, lata of Praanan Holnai. H. T. tLi, lata ol Stockton Cal. FOUNDRYHEN Blackamlth.a, Machlnlata and Boiler Makera MMUR.M,'lnVof fl Kinds o! fSashlnery Iron and Brana Cm tin jr. General Blaokamltb work SPECIALTIES - Walch Patant Whaal. Ship SaiMMng ani Staaiabnat Work. Cann.ry ana Mill Machinery. Marina and Stationary Boll ara Built to OrJ.r. Spatially aqulppad for lorrara' work Corraaponiiafica aollclta i8th and Franklin. Phont 78 COLUMBIA ll IRKS CHIEF LOCCIIEIIY ;(.00l) AXCIIOIIACE DECAPITATED: CROIJXJ) IS IIEIiE DiNchiirytd liv .he t'iiiiiiiiinn lir tilt Snkc nf Ki-M-iuIii i nl. Tlll.1 ITVINTOT.M. ;M S iiikil.li im.1.1.. Htn Tu Ik ,Mii-ii' :iu llw Aiilliili of 1h 1 ' iinn.iiti I.o.iiii ! In ll'-diHng Ajiiijrla'liiiii Tike .ollir Ktiunl . lmi, coim-oied "f j Tti.it ii n'.iM-l -Ji ! ,.ii ;!l , I- i ( K. K. lionl' Ii, John l-.i.i iul 1' W. -ij( y uf i it i ;.ue J 'or '!.! Stone, iiu'l Monday hIkM Ik ' iiii"l.i:r w, r - I ,- !! 'tt:i ... !t 'i,.. ,, llw .') t ( Ikt iiiluiMl'ill iiiJi l" ( Hi'- i it 'liinlly i : !'- n U.i- t.;4: i, r "f .'i i itiTiiii.iU i-iiunr ll In all jiiiirliillii m. j i' I i. U itJi i liiy u H it ui.f a M ilili Iik Iu.IImi; Unit tif t1i-illw 01'r.iii"ii.t Tli. f.n I iluu .1 .Ii-in liiij.ii in ihm .M.tri.:iii. .f AUtmrna, j, r j v njf f'r thr Kurmiii-ly (Iw mkw iiiiniiili:tiiii h liivrlMr. ili llwy ! In i.vjy hui iH,r In . aii''ii(..iti)t of tli" i.'laywm-Hulww trea U.7H0, liiil lliii ZD h-- i-lll rtliiiMIm i 11" i!'l. luiil U '-y ! In I'.itUii.l. . ari l a ikit':h !;' tle nHlne mmati.r Mini" January ! hroiutit II il.uvn H...WI. To run tlat d. ..uiiii-n w itjiin una miiouiit n-tj-ifii lvtiii-iit aa n -a-, me v iHi iri j---n!i or nny othi'i 1 ILivai. It mn lde for the nwrlllnatlon riry Tin-1 miiinlj in'a (ii'll'tti hiia 1 r-- ' ".k.it. " Tile pu.-ri d.Uly mm.un ac-1 uf Ai Utile S. ao aa to relieve th South aiel a id-, i,. M-iiMitiiii I count a nf tin Krotindlti-,- of v,a."la iin!i'rii fttu frn any oIiIIkh tiona that In 'In- piiHt tin- (Millie di-;rlintil h.ia the niudlla-u it r-tu In th- tiurbor of Inu-M aitae undir the txinila Ua'j.-d In r.t the i lly I7.', -r month Four U-ii Kram Uk o, almlUr aH .li-nia In the ! ph "itwtruotlon ilays. The am.mdr.ient iu.'iiiin-ii and Hie i-.iitiiln ' of (Mill, e j lun tet of Timet !und il Vliti-ia am the result of a confiirerue among receive.) JT'i a iimntli mu-Ji. the 1 h!ef mi many mKhupa of like nature 1 re ! the Snithern eeiiatra, who coni ludird aiklary betng U'Ki Thua and j p'krdM In tlw hnrbrrw of tie4 Atlantic I tho artk'le an It now ai'iand.i nilKht ren- hIIht cn limn Im'Ulil till- tolrtl vt Mnn. up in .'i.7o Tlwi ihiIw iiart mi nl Iw alvkayn lvn if-iiitaliili. Thv ri itm (Imi nf i mt -.iii allnm-il nwiHIUy rxKii(iurr nf f.'M Tli ill-" iimiinlii..;i wan fitn-.il ii ruluiii i - ('iira n l 'liM dliil in 'll Imrkti- Chjpf liiK'lia . Thii fnUnutna n'nlutiiiii Win n-o. ouiiik t On-cirn ns - inri - lui.l MiUitMuiiuci-ni.tii .if Hi- t-ikiiuniiii ' iui aiiiI Ktuitr. pt tUml rnay a. e'. J tlh. Hlrahii of Juan d- Fix's, whirl) oiiiii ll In llir i.iu.t tin- i-Uy'a nnaani-a ri-.icrvixc th iiuik.tin txv- ilmv aa an-' i .ara,tt Vani-ouvi-r Inland fnm Wah hu H-.r-. bnniKlX ti 11 iit)lllti hi is-1 rt1ir, ami ti.i frli-n ! whli th- port that ' Iniftun utttu. iNinkrutilry r rwrin hinnn Ik tnfvit-j In the futuie ji llki-d to brtr.jc about' TmIUt wiid he v.ant.il It undiTKtuod "' furtinr Knwih thp niMniKlla may i tln t h.- bIIvt mti r? ixit iiwini; "IC-wilvnl. Ttmt r. V lMiKh.-ry. hiiv.v city ntuiutni 1M mll.n Inland. 1 f- :r.v.:y oh silver nen. and tha.t no ulii.'f of HUt.i. la hifHiy ili!-ii.ai kjiil; Willi Ii t oltiU-d tv M-n.i ism.") a 'ii'iiii-'ii "u uum nut,,- u, it le luit ild dl.iaiK.. U f.-H f-i taKi- i-f- '-ar I drclicr mil an'l nilntain a nar- '.a-v- ki afTiinwl ailvvr inton-Mta. There f.'t until Miini I, Ik'iT. n. b l- hub- r ' nl riiki-l burn-1. littJi- Iwttcr it.- irtlwr and mifllei.ul gToundji Ufxin f lh Hty'a nltinil liutliiitty to .ay iin u ra4ul. f.4i.a d.-e;i vew.-la 1 -ia-h t lnuw thrtr AjM-tkn. The firat aiiltnlil.. .lli- fio-.-, nn-l nt fiw'.r.- I'mirranl. hm? tltilf iy.ion to ti hour -re irtvrn to the dubate of any fault of Kiid ii.'lliw. n ho lui Ik ,-n fnJIhful and truiivoit hy tlurltiK hl nilr. tmn iif ktyIi-..." Wlvrt th itmurrlwAvn'K anion ti. ivtitif lfiiiTHjly kiw.nn tli. a.i 11 mtia- ttiiti How la fix- rtty to ki. n'onir 'ltlmt 1 ctilcf vji. n- 'in. -tliin akI. lint no hm kikiv. WlnMhi-r 1 114 ''"I n HnliiKk 1lt W ritH4r... m Imi lll.d cv.ry Mrt of uny iin.rt- Tin. n.n-t.- wvrv KMiwraJIy (.ikmpll-olii.-r ut a anility of T5 a iiumih, or w In thi- wurld. "N.wr, In all of nniiiik.riVir Hwar aui uracy anl a maji-r- anothor 1111111 tinjiloytl, la m known, Tlk.' coimikiw(4.ini did tlv ialy thing; thy ix.uld to rwlui tl exkrna- f th T . i.-.Hi. .. i miinni um-mini ikriiK-wky w rwwiM-r auikt'e iruii ume my amp the rttya llifhta cut off. whl4i leave lata mit moved two f from her an Aumria In conipmtiAtvB darkmfia The'rhonMte. atw la a fuur-mated bark K..ti.M-aJ iH'HUo.i aa .atirem n aa lhl the muncll hna Wn umt.4a m forcing the oiiu,1win u, dbjrhaia-ge Chtef uuKh.Ty when Uw dty ahoold have an erTU'li-iit iMillce focci There can be no doubt that AaUmHa will am Ihi tho nvtdcav-oua of all the init-lhnita In the Northwwt. aa the iVark Mreout nake It pMtbl -r hold upa tvt mvur wWhiut the remot-wt chanot. of the roblier lietng apfirehmd xl." andd a gentl.-anan lyeatentay. Why. Jum think of It! There r Hit two Uirhta on Cim,.rc4aJ atrwt. In the Second witrd the ligtvta are onjy j placl within a radlua of two bJocka of a coutKinmon a hotwe and near large lumber In BnW 0umlla, rather than reelilencea. About the. only way to bea.md her up the Columbia at heavy ex- aafe now t to may at hom." I penne to load wheat at Portland at Other rianarka of a ilk. nature wero'lRa Jd. "Of oounw I'll take my ahlp hard and It aeema I he prevailing otln- km thkt the cHy ahould be M-rhte.! or! ! the olice for-e xtrengthmed 1n- atead of deortNiaed. THE nitOOKLYN'3 INJl'IUES. Itlkj Oi utner Seiloualy rvunaged by Run ning on Sooer Ledge. I'hilalellrlu, KV-bniary 9. The big armored orukter Proklyn waa placed on the tVrydix-k thla morning it the Ioasue Inlaiul navy yanl and ttr the firat time wince one ran miui or Dn rocka on achiaim ledr over a week ago the I full extent of her Injuries were made known. For a tllatame of nearly 75 1 fiet 'her bottom on the port aide Is brill! and dctrted and torn, while on th larboard alda her platea are punhl In. but not broken. The nr.Ni.tent dainnKe la on tha port aide, win-re there la a hole large enough for a man to crawl through and a number of MiiMaller hole. cautHHl by the atraln- Ing of her Utea. One of the bladea of ' her lort propellor la allgruly bent. The repaint will orwt considerable money and w III take nlniut ilx or e-lirht weeks. Tho work of roialrliig the damag-ed orulHe.r la k'ft entlrwly n the hands f Wie Crampa, who have promised to make her entirely aeaworftihy at on oth er piti-e fhan. that of the acitiuU coat. WON THE RIO ELK. At Qulnlln Lodge rooma. In the Odd Follows' building, lain night, the large! mounted elk which adorned the h31 ' was rallied. J, W. Fraaer, of Sunahlne, lot a hand-some allver captain's star. Wn was the lucky man and won the ! The abar 1a an exoetterit plena of work prise. Over $100 Tvaa netted. The funds and came aa an taaipreciatlon of effl thua derived will be used to aasM In icaenoy from Hfhe donora, one of whom. di-fnaylng the expenses of the AatorlalMr. Boafaldt. was forrm-rly on the po repriwi-ntatlven to the grand lodge. Moire checked allka ana the newest in drens fabrics. ViluithMiintliiin t!ic !(;ii!in(M.f .Ua- oii- Ndiihlmri at tlic (JiiuT I'.n'l. II I SAID TKI'III .. ol'T!H.V !)! SIIXIJ-: NI.WSI'AI:.!: ' i.i ( J: l . i ;u,. I I liilrut;i I".n'l V.'-r. V- li.tt i... .i-ui," ,-.. tt.') " i n..t nmk ll ii- ilw !.n u mtv 1 im l n.loui lii-ii. than o.u.t. aa well ua In London, Uverj-ool. Mi-llounie. Yokohama. Hotiktkonir and ; ulfu-r furHKti piit. ll nmla only a jiclam-w at tin- iVitniiwnt i hain anil jirtudy of Ihi- inl. t oumlinKf nwlo by 'lh rniiliirrra III tkr Antorla hurlior tu 'hw tliat thi-r la a kiricc ami ilei i rhanni-l with nuturul wu tiorajce a-nuriiU fur cb" larictvt viwla. All tlili , --rt uf la.lk livtkkvrti n.'lihbra la ' liipnv t,i.;i. at ii hi -ts; !tlfr!. 'flip l.r:l!i s;1j. Ci".vn India M iSi- :vir In Ihf I jt harbor within Tin.--liinlrJ ci ii.. ' . Iimi.i .- t"!uttaxnK Iimu !i-il tn iw s..r. .i i k atc-i. Thr inptain (f th-- , India wyn.tlut In- hiut l.o-n nias-tij- of 'i ! ' vim fr lif.vn yt-ara. and in) oa-fc. have I found lttT an- ilmr.f nitHjinl or a anfi-r Imrb .r thiji Awloria. I arrived here ChrlsUnas eve. " ' " T ,m""luuu"7 300 feet run, aaid about the .lie of 'the CtUttiMpmg." A group of naptalna amd plloU , InteraiHTwed 1ch watr front men were ywteaMay Olwiawlrur e attack upon AMikrW hmrbor by Jutland paper, and tlx. unwarranted Interfereince with the Miuihrhoitah, AN wwrs urmnamoua In the otrnh that both attacks were un- entiled fur and unAmnded In fact. Speak ing of hi own atrip, Captain Corkhill, of th Crown of Itvlia, audd, "I do not prwUMtd to own my vwwel, or charter her frcMa; but I do know that my owtMi ha-e pcrrd to atwnd a large mm of money to At her for loading Whore the ownoia order her. If It'a South Afrk-a or tho North Pole. But I thttnk It will be found after thla voy. are that our people will have cleared better money than 1f they had taken tho cheap wheat ratoa of Portland. What I have 'had to aay about thla port waa the truth 00 far aa I have found It In my experience In traveling the world over." Other captain, and pilots etandlfig by tatrongly taupportod the atatementa made by Captain Corkhill. WILL SCATTER WEALTH. Dr. Talmre' Oiilnlcm on the Diadley Martin Ball tat New York. Indlanapolla, February 9 Rev. Dr. DeWltt Talmaffe waa in the city today. When anked for an expreaBtan on the Bradley-Martin ball, to be given In Now York February 10, Dr. Talmage aald: "My gwneral theory la that It la well to give to the poor and needy. There are two ways to do It one directly and the other by ao&UerinK 'wealtth. ,"I think that, when an entertaln ment that will scatter $100,000 to given, a man who cannot aee that 190.000 of It will reach the poor needs a new pair of spectacles. I am In favor of theee great entertalninenta. I am not talking now from a moral standpoint." A HANDSOME PRESENT. Meawna. SoUVldt and Wlrkkala yeater- day preaen-ted to Oatitatn of Police Hal Bee force. Many houses have two and three sets of curtains at the windows. Alilil I RATION IX UPPER HOUSE linpot tnnr A rucn) mcnt OCcrcl to the Anijlo-Aincrkan Treatt. iri'hitf lt'(irii-r fi"t Orit'i S ' .'-. viiii IT n-i'.hvt and S.-H" ttlora A iv Mywt.lrii-d. uiUkntilon, Ki-niuHry i.-TU lifi (. i Lit', ilfvi iim--iit 'irii rninjc w 'I'i.l. r.iuim if It.- MiUiit!'ii l:.ly in tin- v. mil.' iric'h'.ulkt' O'-nlin t'flay W i ff I In- iift'Tllli; 'f llll ilflK'IMllllKlTI tl' In f,iv.ir of llim .rtHltVm. Arnrther lmjk.1-taiu Miitwlrmtnt waa offered by mI.t It imivavtible to make th-te bond.-i. ! v1ien held bv aubtei-ta of Creat l!rl:tdii. tin- ohjin-t if arbtiratVkn. A number tuiw-nilnieirUi hAve bm jifi-ixtjvil hlh rt'lll b orTrwl In the cinxrw? of thi- l-beXo. Anxinif thnn otiv w hi'ih ?xri,kt the AIkJn luiundury quwtion ftvm mat l-m mihjxit U the trU'. aami any !4icrivvy tm u th! buundiiry line In 1 full 1 irt of yi-"tnlay- axrtH iion tilt-t wnv rint. In th japT th! iikr .n .. 0ivt.1.r:ti. Time iiii devour tr . 1 :'i.U tiwi-u.-.!"n of to.' niuthoJs of tJ iiuMftn iiwka(i . n'lUch aa more hi tjuui' if fai.it -find ir.g than of ivitli-lfin of rh.-lr atx-uracy, ity of thw tvnuirka -re devoted to an leWirt to 'XjUin Thfh- Appearance j I MM IG11ATION BILL. Wa-hlmrton, FV.ruacy S.The house today agreed to the Anal conference re port on the tnvniBratkjn but by an over-Whelmtng majority (217 to S3). The modttlcationa of the immigration bill contained In Ithe oantretu report, by which the intending immigrant waa re quired -fju be able Do read and -write the "Etngllah or another language." and which permitted tlhe tlUterata wife and minor children to accompany an ellgl ble Immhrrant, removed the main ob- Jeciokm to the bill. The beneficiaries of he pennion bilk passed over the prealttenfs veto were both of a clans known aa "re-married widows. " President Cleveland has dis approved a number of -these bills, but he haa also allowed several of them to become laws without his signature. TARIFF AND MILEAGE. Chicago, February The News' Washington special says: Speaker Reed will forestall legisla tion other than tariff alt an extra ses sion by appointing only two commit tees those on ways and means and on mileage and reserving the appoint ment of other committees until the reg ular sesalon. Whale this action las unprecedented memoera say tt would be legal, as con gress has frequently gone on fur week: before the speaker announced the com mittees. Speaker Reed oonalders that the extra session should deal with only two objects the tariff bill and the mileage of members. MONTANA THE TRAILER. Washington. February 9. The elec- torai vttes of all ho states have been received, that of Montana, the last to be received, arrlvkn today. RICHARD ASHE'S DEFENSE. Has Turned All His Property Over to His Legal Adviser. San Francisco, February 9. A fight will be made tomorrow' for the posses sion of Murderer Butler's luggage. By a bill of stale Butler has conveyed his property ito John T. Pidwell, one of his attorneys, and a replevin will be brought hi the superior court to get possession of It from 'the marshal. If the marshal cdmtts the legality of the replevin writ directed against him and delivers up the property. It will bring to an Issue at onoa the ques tion of Its ow'nershlp; and It may prove very troublesome to the Australian of fice to show ithat It la not Butler a property. It was found dn .fete posses- ahwi. and he Halms (H la Wa, and at this distance from Australia, where those who knew Captain Lee Weller reside, U may be 'Impossible to prove that the various articles beWeved to be has ever were bis. or thajt he did not give or sen them to Butler. . THE INSURCKNTS ARE UPPERMOST Aff.iirs in Culia (icncnilly I'nf.nnr atilc to Ci!itain-(icntru! Kcykr. ; SM U.U'OX II AS I;R()Ki OCT :-1v- ThoUMuiil In Ha vana Aloiu mil Many I'i-nth. irt - fu-. prlii.' for Wvylr-r. yiikfUird. "i7, hy 'Axwraasi-I t'r ry Um Angrlea. Fis6ruary Th weiat Hav,i;ni. K.-Injiry 9. vfct K'y West.! bound Santii Fe overlaoil train, which Tti vari'u.H nirU and utatern nt ut j wan hM up aovcrda m4k uaat of Peach C'a; ijUn n-ru-r-jA Wf-yl-T anrvoum-ing j Spring. Arizona, laM nlKht, arrived In th.- ;,a li-al iri of th- 4-ovinre of Pli.or 1 1 Ant-I.M thi af tcrnoon. di-5 Ri", and tl alni ournplHte dH-1 AU.-xa.vlirr C. hummr-, the mesaen air.rani of the tnurgmtn In tha-tfur who kUlt-U one i-f the roUera. h lrt of the Lftiand. r far fr'.m tx-lnif j rrri in tlw I'm;, toy of thei Wellti'FarKo lxirn ih ry th? faixa. Aa lntima.r-l jh, xt AiAH wlvn the Spanih wrnimarwl.T matlu the remark cited. If j the Itnar del l.fc w sm qult a he! alii irird h to what has bineof the! arms, horwu. am m unit km. store, etc., uf the 7,0)0 rn-n whom he ad mi ft, d were also umler arms there? A a matter of fact, the Inxurgent forcus in Plnur del Rio aeem better off, more thoroughly equipped and disci plined than At any previous stage of the campaign. In upirt of this a sortlon statements have been gatheri'd from reliable pources that the "forces of the kruwn leaders In the field are estimated to numtier 5,000, anil yet the captain-jji-neral claims that the Plnar del Kio is ac!f!ed." In addition to those f utva a strong body of insur gents Is said to horve mysteriously dls-aplx-ared from the neighburhoid of Havana. The whereabouts of this force is exciting much attention and Is known to be cauNiru; the Sanlsh staff amsid eraMe anxiety. "The frkr.ids of the ln- aurgetiLM Uitinukte tlwa a big surprise Is br-4ng repax.d tr Captain-Cenerai Wk-)1T. w'hi-n he tries 'to return to Havana." fmiru; to the campaign of La Cucha. thou-mnds of persons are being vnirmati-d dally throughout the n;!re (rovlnce. In ivlt.- of thli. it is fierteil. about lilies) 'it MTtii1ikX exist In Ifavana' and during the la four day 30 per vivt have died fn-.n this diseajo. Dur ing the. month of January at Juruco dlone. out S!J deaths. 317 were due to ma.!! pox. THE PRESIDENT'S VACATION. It Is Said that He Will Take a Trip Around the World. Toledo. Ohio, February 9. A passen ger agent of the Canadian Pacific, now in the city, is authority for the state rrwjit that President Cleveland will take a trip around the world Immediately after the Inauguration of bis successor. The president and his party will go to the Pacific ooaat over the Canadian Pacific road, and Division Passenger Agent Cheehy. of that line, will con duct the party In person. It Its the de sire of the president to start as soon as possible after tlhe Inauguration of McKlnley. He desrrea to avoid public functions aa much as possible and in tends to make the circuit of the globe as a private cititen. Private Secretary Thurber and several trnetnbera of his cabinet are expected to accompany him. Mrs. Cleveland and children may accompany the party; that matter haa not been fully decided upon. LACKS CONFIRMATION. Washington, February 9. Private Secretary Thurber tonight officially de clined to confirm or deny the above statement He preferred, he said, to await tike publication of the story be fore making any announcement about It NOTHING DONE AT THE CAPITAL. a But Thirty-Eight Present in the Joint Convention. Special to the Astorian. Salem, February 9. There was no of ficial way of determUnang how many were present at today's joint conven tion for the reason that the roll was not called. Just after Chairman Brownell had called the convention to order Patterson came hurriedly down tbe aasie and said : "Mr. Chairman, I move that we ad journ till tomorrow at noon." The mo tion was adopted and the convention adjourned. The announcement was greeted with cheer and laughter from the gallery. An unofficial count ow the members showed that there were only thirty- eight present. Lee and Bilyeu, Demo crats, who came in. yesterday, were ab- tent Claims are made by he Mitchell men tonight that forty-six will enter the joint cunreirtknn tomorrow. They say Bilyeu and Lee will be on hand when wanted, and that Daly, Democrat, of Lake, will also go in. OREGON SHORT LINE, fecit Lake. February Artlotea of incorikoration of the Oregon Short Line Railway Company were ft led with the secretary of state today. The capital stock of the company la fixed at SM.- 000,000. ROBBERS LOOT A SANTA FE TRAIN Detail of the Holl-l' at Peach iriwjs Arona, Momlay. O.NEOi TIIK OL I1.AU.S killi;d j , siij;.t rtumm t Shrt Him ThrttUHh 1 ti Head Vta.le He wa Trying to j fhrrt a Train fcrnpioye. ' Compiny for ta yeana. HJ la about .A ywaxs of g His aCfiut of the hold-up la aa fotlmta: "The tirnt Intimation I had of a holdup was whtu the trata atoppel about ten miles etutt of Peach Springs. At first I thought the train had been (lagged for ordera Then a snot was fired, and to Randall, my helper, I said: 'We're in for It and I turned out the lights over my deak. I grabbed my revolver, and Randall grabbed a shot gun. As the tram atowed up, one of the robbers proceeded to uncouple the mail and beggag cars from the train. "Randall took the, dour to Una left and I the one to the right, which I opened oauUouaiy. Not soring any one, I dropp ed to the ground and swung on the brakobeam as the train moved up. at the rame time tobserrtng one of the roboers standing on the lower step of the platform. I took good aim and lired and the robber fell cT the step. H had Itn ttia hand a small cut-off uVkuWelxLTfllfd shotgun and at the lime was trying to gt a bead un my iwlper, who was getting down on the opposite sKle. As soon as I fired I also dro.rped t the grotiod, aikd' tho engine, mail and exprea, cars moved away. The bullet entered the lack of the out law's head jiwt above the left ear, I found urwler his coat a bag whfcih con 'taaned vera! sticks' f dynamite. I" then -went Into the srmkinpr car. '.tie fkbtjHT could ma open the safe." Albert S. Grant, the mall ci-rk, said that -taw robbers demanded admittance through the engineer. He obeyed the oonjmand. nd while the robber covered him aod five engineer with a gun. he hrfped Mtnsetf to packages of register ed liextera He appeared to be a well educated man. After he left several shots were fired. NEWS FROM THE FAR NORTH. Edibles SeUmg for Fifty Cents a Pound In Alaska Flour Supply Short Port Towrnsend. Wn.. February The strainer City of Tooeka arrived this morning trdra Alaska, having sail ed from J uneau on February 4. On the day previous to her salting, a party ar rived at Junes.! from Circle City, hav ing left the tatter place on the lfch of last November. The party brougbXa oxiMgnment of United Stsites mall un der vhe iBeddue contract. At Forty Mile Creek the Dour supply was very short. 100 pounds being the greatest amount cutt to any one person. The Thorp party, which left Juneau last Sepuanber with a drove of cattle for Circle City, was found alt Clondyke. They sold all their meats at prices averaging fifty cents par pound for everything ediote, while the refuse brought ten cents a pound for doc food. THE MARKETS. Liverpool. February 9. Wheat, spot quiet; demand, poor: No. 2 red spring, 6s 5d; No. 1 California. Ss 7V4d. Haps, at London. Pacific coast, f3 15a. San Francisco, February 10. Hope 110c for fair to choice, and 11 12 for fancy. NO DOPE IN TENNESSEE. Nashville, Tenn., February 9. Today the samate passed the bill heretofore passed by the house prohibiting tiw sale of cigarettes or cigarette papers In thla statei Absolutery Iur9- Celebnated for Ha great leavening strength and beaJthfolnesa Assures the food against alum and all forms of adulteration common to gite - cheap brands, ROTAL BAKING POWDEB mm m CO, NEW YORK.